Monthly Archives: August 2006

edh also eth n. 1. A letter () appearing in Old English, Old Saxon, Old Norse, and modern Icelandic to represent an interdental fricative. 2. The symbol () in the International Phonetic Alphabet representing the voiced interdental fricative, as in … Continue reading →

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Breastfeeding mothers detained away from babies and Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 500 children face forcible repatriation There, that will help the asylum crisis. Get the mothers when they can’t run away from … Continue reading →

Made it out to do the shopping, we’re now oversupplied with milk but still undersupplied with washing sponges. Probably should have written a list. Got some bargains from their sale clothing – jeans and a top for me, both size … Continue reading →

Terrorist Brainstorm from Wondermark and the Black Widow’s Meat Cake

A quick note, this is my opinion, not Jax’s, I don’t know whether she agrees with me, you would have to ask her. My family have been farming in The Fens in England for generations, certainly I can track them … Continue reading →

Reporting "a move aimed at further tightening airport security". Oh yes. Another thing that has been troubling me. How come there is no such word as "fonic?"

Not quite sure what to make of this. Amusing, fascinating, weird, The Brick Testament.  

I missed part of the weekend party, as I was away up in Durham at a funeral. This funeral. icNewcastle Tragedy of the mother who loved life Slightly surreal seeing family that I hadn’t seen for quite some years in … Continue reading →

…returning exhausted from another expedition to one of W. Yorkshire’s high points. Driving north from Sheffield, I was treated to some spectacular lighting from the setting sun. Unfortunately, I missed a shot of the best of it, as I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Have just received my aldi newsletter and they appear to have the cool science book that we’ve got as well as a couple of others. Thought I’d flag it up in case anyone wanted to take a look. It’s an … Continue reading →

Life is complicated this week, and I’m paddling like mad just to keep my head above water. Which is a shame as far as blogging goes, as I’ve got loads of things bubbling around in my head. I’d love to … Continue reading →

:rant: St. Croix 1990-1991/Classic Mock-Turtleneck Pray tell. What kind of neck? Not a turtle neck, but a mock turtle neck. So what on earth is one of those then? Presumably it is a bit like a calf’s neck since that … Continue reading →

“Expensive Things” for people with a lot more money than sense. Jax heaven:- Penguin Classics Library

I’ve spent most of today shuffling bits of paper. It’s been relatively successful – I’ve managed to combine two crates down into one, throw out two bags of rubbish and stack up our recycling even higher. (Really must remember to … Continue reading →

This looks like a really useful tool for photographers in tourist areas Tourist Remover Of course, the Chinese got there first

Earlier this week, I indulged myself in a small spending spree in a charity shop. I bought 5 dinosaurs, and 2 items of baby clothing that would fit a doll. I put all of this stuff into one plastic bag, … Continue reading →

My mother had one last night, and a worse one this morning. This evening she passed it on to me – one of my cousins has died. Suddenly, at the age of 36, less than a year older than me. … Continue reading →

twice over. Yesterday, Small got up, spent a *very* long time on the toilet giving me a running commentary on his bodily processes and telling me slightly surreal knock knock jokes, and then successfully wore pants for the entire day … Continue reading →

It’s an uncomfortable place to be. I offer sympathy to those before and coming along behind in similar situations. It’s difficult when you don’t quite fit into any camp. Not quite home educating, not quite schooling, the bit that we … Continue reading →